060225-N-0000X-010 Persian Gulf (Feb. 25, 2006) - Boarding team members assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) prepare to board an Iranian dhow. The vessel had been adrift for ten days before Gonzalez provided assistance to the dhow's crew by providing them food, water and coordinating the crew's repatriation after determining their engine was beyond repair. Gonzalez is currently on a deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)
060227-N-9362D-007 Mediterranean Sea (Feb. 27, 2006) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm (RELEASED)
060228-N-4776G-187 Persian Gulf (Feb. 28, 2006) – The guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Persian Gulf in support of U.S. and Coalition Forces. Cape St. George is currently serving as the flag ship of Combined Task Force Five Eight (CTF-58) and is deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Kathleen Gorby (RELEASED)